Allen risley bingham



(No Model.)

A. R. BINGHAM. LOOKING BOX- Patented Jan. 29, 1895.

WIT 6% UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN RISLEY BINGHAM, OF BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THEPAIRPOINT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

LOCKING-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 533,044, dated January29, 1895.

Application filed October 9,1594, Serial N0-5251394n (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN RISLEY BING- HAM, of New Bedford, in thecounty of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Looking- Boxes, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inWhich- Figure 1 is a perspective, and Fig. 2 a lengthwise centralsection of a locking box embodying my invention. Fig. 3 shows amodification.

The object of my invention is to produce an improved box especiallyadapted for shipping small articles of merchandise at a minimumexpenseofmanufacture. i

My invention consists in the combination of a box-sheath with a draw-boxand a fastening device which has a shank fastened to the sheath by thecovering thereof and a spring end turned inwardly within the sheath toengage the outer surface of the outer side or end of the draw-box whenit is home within the box-sheath.

In the drawings,tA is the box-sheath and I A the draw-box. It is highlydesirable to securely lock boxes of this class when used for shippingsmall articles of merchandise through the mails and by express, and itis equally desirable that the boxes should be readily unlocked forinspection. As these boxes are principally used by manufacturers, it isimportant that they should be constructed with the greatest possibleeconomy.

In boxes embodying my present invention, the locking device B is made ofa sheet metal plate (such as brass, for example) which is bent to form ashank b and a spring end I) at an angle to shank b, which is secured tothe box-sheath, by the covering a. This is a very important feature ofmy invention considered in connection with economy of manufacture, forthe locking plate or device is se-" cured in place when the box-sheathis covered by the covering a. The spring end I) projects within thebox-sheath and when the draw-box is pushed home, its side a" snaps pastthe spring-end b so that the spring-end engages the outer surface of thedraw-box end and holds the draw-box securely in place. By

' pressure upon the box-sheath or by a pull on a'loop a or the likeprojecting from the drawbox, the latter is readily drawn outwardly pastthe inwardly projecting spring end I).

Preferably the lock B is formed between its ends with a hook I) of suchspreadas to snugly fit and keep its place on the sheath side during thecovering operation, or while the locking plate is being otherwisesecured to the box-sheath.

In Fig. 3, showing a slight modification, the hook portion of the lockis dispensed with.

What I claim is--- The herein described combination of a boxsheath,composed of body material and a superimposed covering, and a draw-boxwith a locking device having a shank secured on the box-sheath, betweenthe-body material thereof and the superimposed covering and by saidcovering, the locking device having a free spring end turned inwardlyfrom the boxsheath into the path of the draw-box, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

ALLEN RISLEY BINGHAM.

Witnesses:

. ,FREDERIOKRATOLIFF,

FRANCIS K. ALLEN.

